Vanadium dioxide is poised to join the pantheon of superstars in the materials world. Already prized for its extraordinary ability to change size, shape and physical identity, vanadium dioxide can now add muscle power to its attributes.
Normal waves widen as they travel and eventually disappear. Soliton water waves, in contrast, can travel for miles without any significant change in their shape or amplitude. Now, scientists have discovered that so-called optical dissipative solitons can exist in small millimeter-size optical resona...
Do you use a computer? Then you might just think differently than your less technologically savvy peers. Scientists have discovered that using computers regularly can change the way the brain generalizes movements.
As a squat, red-and-black robot nicknamed CHIMP gingerly pushed open a spring-loaded door a gust of wind swooped down onto the track at the Homestead-Miami Speedway and slammed the door shut, eliciting a collective sigh of disappointment from the audience.
Get a fir tree from the forest, drag it to the lab, decorate it festively and deliver gifts: this is how the Autonomous Systems Lab's robots celebrate Christmas.
Vodka may not just be good for drinking. It may also be useful for sending text messages. Scientists have created a molecular communications system for the transmission of messages and data in challenging environments such as tunnels, pipelines, under water and within the body.
Graphene holds potential for diverse applications, including battery materials, electrodes, high-speed electronics, water filtration, and solar energy harvesting.
Square Kilometre Array to answer big questions with big data
It turns out that e-cigarettes may be worrying parents quite a bit. Adults nationwide are concerned about the use of these devices by children and teens; in fact, 44 percent indicate worries that e-cigarettes will encourage kids to use tobacco products.
Scientists have managed to 3D print a working loudspeaker, seamlessly integrating plastic, conductive and magnetic parts. The achievement is huge when it comes to the future of 3D printing as a whole.
Emperor penguins are adept at staying warm during the frigid Antarctic winter. They huddle together to retain body heat. Now, though, scientists have used a mathematical model to reveal that penguins use the same stop-and-go movements like cars in a traffic jam in order to stave off the winter chill...